AIBU to turn down job offer?!

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School A have offered me a job. Independent, great kids, 34 weeks per year, 8-1.30 M-F. 8 miles from home, but after dropping DS4 to School B and DS2 to Nursery C, it’s more like 11 miles and includes going back past own door. DS4 would need breakfast club 7.30 - 9. DS2 would need nursery 8-2 (right next to school A)

But...

School B has just advertised a job 9-3 M-F, state, also great kids. I’m more than able to meet criteria (sounds big headed, but I have worked with deputy head briefly on supply a year or two ago, and I know she’ll be asked). DS4 could go to breakfast club for 15 mins and straight home. DS2 would need nursery (at Nursery D on way to/from School B) 8-4.

Not bothered which nursery DS2 goes to. Both fine for 2 terms. He will go to School B in September.

Key points:

School A pays about £100 more per month, 5 weeks extra hols. School B pay leaves us with no space in budget, only just doable.

School A is maternity leave, likely to go permanent. School B is permanent job.

Next year DS2 will be too young for breakfast club so will need new childcare arrangement. If I’m working at School B, easy to sort. If I’m at School A then more tricky.

Do I go with head, School A, or heart, School B?!

It’s not a teaching job in either. Don’t want to say any more as I don’t want to identify either school. Both different roles, but very much just working the set hours.

B. They pay more for less hours. If they eventually offer you s full time position you will get even more money. It's also better for your career long term. Many private schools also offer a teacher's discount if you want to send your kids there to reduce travel times.

B

In that case, go for the one you've been offered but check they are financially ok first.

I wouldn't want to work in my child's school.

Start job A and apply for B. If you subsequently get offered B then you have to decide. B is permanent & more convenient re distance and childcare. As maternity cover at A you don't have longterm loyalty to them (nor A to you) & the idea it will possibly become permanent is not certain - I'd go for permanent if given the choice.

I think you're weighing up the wrong things - at the moment you need to decide whether you would rather take School A or keep doing supply as that's the choice. If you'd stick with supply, turn down School A and apply for School B knowing you were happy not to take School A. If you'd take School A over supply, then accept that and apply for School B if you want. Not idea to mess School A around if you are offered the job at School B but they'll get over it and you don't have children there so won't have to see them.

I agree with pp you are currently choosing between supply and job A. 11 miles not really v far and job A sounds great so that would be my choice. Whether you subsequently apply for job B is another matter.

Also agree with other posters that you won't be finishing at 3 in job B and you may well find you need to get in earlier as well so childcare may prove to be more of an issue than you think

Ok seen your update that its not a teaching post so scrap my last paragraph!